Swillington Ings Bird Group

Established in 1988 the aim of the Group is simply to share wildlife sightings and to contribute to nature conservation in the Lower Aire Valley

[Joe Eckersley @eckersley_joe]

Mad dash down to Swilly today for the reserves and my 1st Baird's sandpiper (life ✅️391)
Giving lovely scope views and was good to compare with the dunlin it was hanging around with.
Also 1 Osprey, 1 Hobby, 1 Great egret, 7 Cattle egret and 1 Clouded yellow.
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[Graham Leach @SwillyBirder]

Pied Flycatcher on the edge of Swillington park off Old Astley lane.
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[Joe Eckersley @eckersley_joe]

Great day at Swilly today.

1 Osprey, 1 Curlew sand, 2 Spot Reds, 1 Greenshank, 1 Green sand, 1 Common sand, 2 Blackwit, 1 Ringed plover, 1 Spotted flycatcher, 1 Garganey, 6 Cattle egret, 3 Great egret, 4 Hobby, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Whinchat, 3 Barnacle goose, 1 Pintail
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[Dave Ward @DWardPhotos]

Glossy Ibis at RSPB St Aidan's today....nice to see three on the Astley Lake @RSPBAireValley @nybirdnews @SwillyIngsBG

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3 Glossy Ibis on Astley lake late morning early afternoon per MB

14 Cattle Egrets R & F North ings late morning.
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[Graham Leach @SwillyBirder]

Black Tern main lake area 11.50am
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[Graham Leach @SwillyBirder]

Drake Ring necked Duck from Warren per VAL, 10.26am
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[Julian Keeble @Odo_Nata10a]

Juvenile Iceland Gull - Swilly Ings in the mist this am.

[Graham Leach @SwillyBirder]

2cy Iceland gull on Astley lake.
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[Swillington Ings Bird Group @SwillyIngsBG]

Cattle egret on Astley lake 12.30pm
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[Graham Leach @SwillyBirder]

Grey plover on the lagoon islands main lake 11.30am. @SwillyIngsBG @BirdGuides
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[Graham Leach @SwillyBirder]

Two Black Necked Grebes main lake. @SwillyIngsBG
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[Swillington Ings Bird Group @SwillyIngsBG]

@Ben_c_m_18 6 seen at 11.40am

[Joe Eckersley @eckersley_joe]

Lovely day at Swilly today.
1 Rock pipit, 13 Whooper swan, 317 Pink-footed goose, 1 Common scoter, 6 Pintail, 150+Redpoll, 9 Snipe, 1 Stonechat, 3 Water rail, 3 Great egret, 1 Marsh harrier, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Bearded tit, 4 Chiffchaff, 5 RL partridge, 40 Curlew
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[Ben CM @Ben_c_m_18]

Not the hoped for Glossy Ibis that didn’t hang around site long enough for me to get there, but this Scaup showed superbly on Bowers Lake in the late afternoon drizzle! 5th record for 2025 @SwillyIngsBG @PatchBirding

[Ben CM @Ben_c_m_18]

An evening owl watch at Swilly tonight took a turn when this juv Gannet went through!!! Picked up at Fairburn 10 mins later as well per Birdguides! 160sp on patch this year! Huge #patchlifer @PatchBirding @SwillyIngsBG

[Joe Eckersley @eckersley_joe]

Mad dash to Swilly for the 1st Grey phalarope in 15 years. Swilly life ✅️ 202.
Also 1 Osprey, 3 Spoonbill, 6 Great egret, 4 Ruff, 1 Green sandpiper, 1 Water rail, 6 Stonechat.
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[Graham Leach @SwillyBirder]

Grey Phalarope on WRB viewed from the central path.@SwillyIngsBG @BirdGuides
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[Ben CM @Ben_c_m_18]

A bit of rain dropped in this gem this afternoon at Swilly, Curlew Sandpiper! My 2nd for site. Black Tern also nfy @PatchBirding @SwillyIngsBG #PWC2025

[Graham Leach @SwillyBirder]

Two Pectoral sandpipers one on the WRB and one on the ERB, @SwillyIngsBG @BirdGuides
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